In July 2020, Statistics Canada released a report that found Asian Canadians faced the largest amount of harassment or attacks based on race, ethnicity or skin colour
There is rising concern that Canada’s renewed COVID-19 restrictions on flights from China could fuel anti-Asian hate, as hate crimes against Asian Canadians have been on the rise since the start of the pandemic.Those numbers have since decreased, but advocates are once again sounding the alarm after the federal government implemented the temporary measure that requires travelers from China, Hong Kong or Macao to provide evidence of a negative test before their departure.
“When it comes to COVID-19 or other transmitted diseases, many Asians have been targeted and called ‘disease carriers,’ and it has been happening throughout history and measures like this seem like an excuse to single people out.” Dr. Zain Chagla, an associate professor of medicine at Hamilton’s McMaster University, said there are a few things that could go wrong with this approach and that it shouldn’t be the end-all to stopping the spread of COVID-19 variants.
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